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I haven't been pring long so I don't expect a whole lot. Right now I'm just pring about 5 books a day to get comfortable with the photofocus state. How long should I continue with this? Also, should I work on activation? Where should I go from here for maximum results? Thanks.

I did that too. I can tell you a trap to avoid. From here start doing 1 book a day (maybe PR at night and then activate the next day) with ALL the steps. The only one I would skip is the Mind Maps- only do them for books you REALLY like. If you can force yourself to do the steps you don't feel like doing you'll progress faster than most. Don't worry about what your mind calls progress though. Just do the steps and if you feel like taking a day off there is probably a reason for it. Go easy on yourself.

Thank you Andy, your input is much appreciated. How is your pring going? How long have you been doing this? Anyway, so I should pr one book a day and activate one book a day? I'm not sure if I've gotten deep enough into the photofocus state though. I've never experienced the trance-like state that I've heard described here. Will that come. I have noticed that it's easier for me to get focused to pr and I have less trouble staying there, but I'm still not sure. Also, how do I keep myself in the photofocus state for activation? I can never seem to stay concentrated on the text. Probably just takes time right? Thank you for your input once again.

[How is your pring going?]

I PR alot at night and then activate just what I care about. It helps me sleep for some reason when I PR at night.

[How long have you been doing this?]

I got the book in July and the course in August.

[Anyway, so I should pr one book a day and activate one book a day?]

No. Pr as much as you want but when it comes down to it, how many can you actually activate in a day? I think it's best to just stick to activating one a day because you'll be more likely to do it right if you don't have alot of books to worry about.

[I'm not sure if I've gotten deep enough into the photofocus state though. I've never experienced the trance-like state that I've heard described here. Will that come? I have noticed that it's easier for me to get focused to pr and I have less trouble staying there, but I'm still not sure.]

Don't worry about it. If you take 10 deep breaths and mentally say the word "RELAX" on the outbreaths, that's good enough. You can add the 3,2,1 and affirmations from the book in there too. Paul said on this forum a while ago that everyone worries too much about this accelarated learning state and that chances are, everyone IS getting into it but the worrying about it creates doubt that will knock you out of it. It's not something to try to "get in and stay in" it's just a starting point. What you are doing is getting yourself out of your normal state and into one more relaxed for reading. That's all. We aren't walking across fire or levetating, we're just relaxing and opening our minds a little bit.

[Also, how do I keep myself in the photofocus state for activation? ]

You don't use the photofocus state for activating. I don't always use it for photoreading either. Sometimes I just "see" both pages and notice the change in white space on the page as I turn pages. If you have the blip page going and then suddenly it's gone, who cares? Just keep flipping and either try to get it back or switch to noticing the while space and/or 4 corners. Saying to yourself "uh oh, am I doing this right?" is the only thing that you can do that's really WRONG. What I do is use the blip page and PR the book forward and then turn the book upside down and do the "4corners and white space" on the way back.

[I can never seem to stay concentrated on the text. Probably just takes time right?]

I'm assuming this is directed at activation (since you DON'T concentrate on the text during the PR step). If that happens, preview again and make more mind probe questions. It may also be that you really don't care about what's in the book and you're bored with it but are just doing it so you can say "yeah, I did 5 books a day, I'm crankin.'" We all did that in the beginning and what you'll find later on is that if you get a book you REALLY are interested in, you won't be able to not concentrate on it. But still, calling something "concentration" and thinking about it as a definate "state" that you either have or don't have can create the same problems you had with the accelerated learning state. Re-freekin-lax.

Thank you, I am too uptight, but it's because I want this to work and I'm overzealous about making it work and I'm not letting it work. I am learning to relax though, but it's not as easy as it seems. Thank you for you input, it's much appreciated and I will put it to work. Thanks again.

One more idea, instead of "wanting" PR to work, think about what you want from the book you're reading. If you're having trouble, maybe your attention is more on proving PR works than getting info from the book.

excuse me! why do you turn the book upside down and then go back through it? did i miss something or did i misunderstand? what does this accomplish? if anything, how? does that really help? i do not doubt you but it seems a bit strange and i would like to know more. after all, our minds do work in mysterious ways.

just curious

When you turn the book upside down, you're less prone to trying to pick out words. It can be an aid to maintaining photofocus.

Sometimes when I PR I start picking out words here and there so the reason I go back thru upside down is to just make sure that I "get" the whole book without my conscious mind jumping in. Your mind recognizes patterns and you can read upside down and backwards because there is no upside down or backwards to our mind- it just want's patterns.